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Personally I think there are a few factors, but the two most significant are: 1. I think they genuinely do not think he is a very good pass protecting back (and it's true, he isn't). Ty Johnson has a specific role on the team as a result which results in a 3rd back stealing a lot of snaps and some carries; and 2. They just believe in rotating backs through. It is who they have been since they have been here. Again I say this a lot but when you wanna know what Brandon Beane believe in go look at the Carolina Panthers. They have DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart sharing the load in the backfield together for years. It is a bit like their belief with regards to rotating defensive lineman. It's philosophical for them.

Every time this happens, people bring up LeVeon Bell’s situation from 7 years ago. Nobody ever brings up the hundreds of times it’s happened since then where the player has been vindicated. Two years ago, Lamar was an idiot…right up until he signed his massive deal.

All those guys I listed are top 5 at their positions. Spencer brown is a top 5 right tackle now, benford is a top 5 corner, Taron is a top 5 slot corner, Tre was a top 3 corner when he signed, Milano was a top 3 OLB when he signed, Dawkins is probably a top 3 left tackle Out of curiosity where do you have cook ranked- You think he's a top 3-5 RB in the league now?

"Quiet quitting" has been an official thing for years now, and has been going on in corporate America for decades. Every office has people who glide by, under the radar, doing nothing. Usually motivated by getting screwed over by corporate culture enough times, passed over for promotions, raises, etc.

Oh no. They should do it EXACTLY the way Texas is doing it.

Charles Clay with the "pre-Kincaid."

Are you a Bills fan or a disgruntled, frustrated, hard working family guy.who won’t accept the reality that the market dictates what great professional athletes who produce, deserve.These guys are talented entertainers. When you honker down when it’s 15 degrees out in January and your whole family is going crazy watching the Bills bring total euphoria to Bills nation are you glad we paid Josh 60 million a season? Why do you care what Cook wants or what he gets in the negotiation. Roll with Ty Johnson and Davis all you want but how many RBs since Thurman were any good and how many 16 TD or 1000yd rushing years did they have?Do you resent Taylor Swift or Springsteen making hundred of millions for an album or a concert tour? Get real.

Cook is on the same level or better than all of them besides Josh he just doesn't play a premium position.

There’s no other business where the billionaire owners have been granted an anti-trust exemption and are able to prevent their employees from getting jobs at competitors. Why shouldn’t the players use every bit of leverage they have, and why is Joe Sixpack siding with a bunch of billionaires over the people who get their heads bashed in for our entertainment? Yeah, he’s taking food off of Pegula’s table.

I would take the Shady McCoy we had over Cook right now. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McCoLe01.htm

Man I really hope you're right but Allen takes a LOT of hits. He takes them like Superman, don't get me wrong, but it doesn't scream "17 year career" to me

I completely get the argument that as a RB, Cook has to maximize his money. But man, this is one aspect of sports that I cannot stand. It just always screams "diva," no matter how it's handled. And I don't think he's handling this well.

Relative to their positions- Milano, Benford, Tre White (2020 contract), Taron Johnson, Spencer Brown, Josh and Dawkins were all better than cook when they signed their extensions here . Wouldn't you agree with that?

Cook is the best player not wearing 17 in the last 8 years!? News to a lot of us I reckon

Because our talent level sucks, who exactly was going to hold out again?

100% behind not playing and letting the team down when we are trying to win a superbowl. Sorry no.

You see he's got the business socks on? Then you know it's business time.

I mean, if you wanna try and sling it and push the ball a bit more than you normally would then practice is the place to do it lol. I'm glad he was able to minimize the turnovers last season but I accepted long ago that the dude might throw a pick or two but (typically) his pros outweigh the cons. Threw a pick in the first on a second down play from midfield? Sure, but then he went ham for four TDs and a big dub so, pick forgiven lol.

My final thoughts yall like Beane in his 9 years, this never happened and he re signed many guys, so just ask yourself, is this a Bills problem or a Cook problem? This culture is solidified, they're rock solid, ***** James Cook

That is a bad way to run a team. Beane made his offer and based on Beanes history it's a fair one. Cook doesnt want to accept it, he can go pound sand.

Is this the thread where we express outrage at a millionaire demanding a higher wage paid by a billionaire?

I agree. And similarly James Cook should stop with the Saquon stuff. Him and his brother. That's the whole point!

If he refuses to play regular season games he will be fined. They can technically sue for breach of contract, but they wont.

The bills are not a team with a balanced balanced budget. They are one of the teams pushing money into the future withhold years….. it leading the league that is the eagles. But they are easy top 10 and probably higher in leveraging the future. I understand you want every player who sounds available and had an all pro year but that is not going to happen. The saints have not cleaned up their mess…they just keep pushing it forward and sucking. what great qbs are not making it to their late 30s? Cam Newton maybe is one example but he never was the passer Allen is. He could just hang it up early but all the recent greats have played that long or longer.

Loved this guy since day 1 , what a character Imagine 27 gets close to his early years, that'd be a lethal duo with Agent 47, best duo in the Allen McD era and we have Mad Max waiting